Garment-press.



B. R. PEOPLES.. GARMENT PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED NARA, 1912 1,1 1 1,969. Patented p 29, 1914.

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PATENT OFFICE. I

BERT R. rEorLEs, or VALLEJO, camronnm.

GARMENT-PRESS;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERT R. PEorLEs, a

citizen of the United-States, residing atVallejo, in the county ofSolano and State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Garment-Presses,

' of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment presses and more partlcularly to avmeans for press ing neckties of the four-in-hand' and string;

styles.

The object is to provide a press and handy size, in which that portionof the ties, which become wrinkled by continual tying and untying may bepressed when not in use. By its use a tie may be placed in the pressover night and taken out in the morning, with all objectionable creasesremoved and in presentable condition for wear.

To more clearly illustrate the invention, attention is called to theaccompanying drawing, in which, I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved press, Fig. 2 a plan view,and Fig. 3 a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 2 on a largerscale andmore nearly actual size. i

The press comprises two separable boards 1 and 2, each having a flatface adapted to bear against the other, when in use. Arranged onopposite sides of the baseboard, and secured thereto, are longitudinalstrips of sheet metal 8. One end of each strip is turned upwardly andrearwardly to provide engaging members in the shape of extending arms orlugs 4., these lugs having their under surfaces inclined downwardly toform cam hooks. The opposite ends of the strips 3 are arranged in avertical position as illustrated at 5 forming supports for the pressuremembers or compressing springs 6. These springs are pivotally secured tothe upper part of the supports 5 by means of small upstanding lugsextending through openings in one end of the springs and looselyriveted, allowing the springs to be easily swung back and forth. Themetal strips 3 are so arranged that the lugs 4 on one side are placeddirectly across from the support 5, or the pivot points for the springs,on the opposite side of the base board. 1 a

The springs or clamping members 6 are formed of flat resilient metalandare of the bowed variety, as illustrated at? in Fig. 3.

Specification of Letters Patent i Patented Sept. 29, 1914..

Application filed March 4, 1912. Serial No. 681,456.

. i The free ends 8 of these springs are adapted to be swung around andengage-the under surfaces of the lugs 4, which surfaces being ginchneddownwardly, forcethe springs to flatten. outagainst the upper board thusexverti'ng the required pressure upon the pressing members 1 and 2. i Itwill be seen that by moving the free endslofthe springs farther. ,:1ndfar'tl1eI along the inclined surfaces of the lugs at, the pressure maybe increased 'aecblrdingl v, r Metal plates 9 are preferably securedonthe top board at the points of frictional contact with the springs.While I have illustrated this in the drawings I do not care to limitmyself to such a construction, as it ispossible with my device, inasmuchas all the mechanism is carried on the lower board,

to use either side of the upper boardfor the pressing surface or use anyflat object of the required shape and size.

plied to the article to be pressed. This cloth is to be used dampened,to facilitate the pressing operation. M l

The operation is readily understood. After laying the ties on they lowerboard and placing the dampened cloth in position, the upper board islaid on and the free ends of the springs or clamping members aremovedfrom the position, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, around under thelugs 3. The in clined surfaces of these lugs force the ends of the.springs downwardly as they are pushed forward, thus exerting thenecessary pressure upon the two boards.

While I have shown and described a preferable; form of device, I do notcare to limit myself to the specific construction herein illustrated,but what I claim as'new is 1. A garment press comprising a rela- Betweenthe boards 1 and 2 a clothlO is laid, and ap{ tively stationary and amovable board, and y a pair of clamping members secured to oppositesides of the stationary board, each member comprising a strip providedat one standing arm having a cam hook and atits other end with a pivotmember, a spring pivotally mounted upon each pivot member and adapted tobear against the other of said boards, the free end of the springcarried by each strip being engageable with the hook'on the other strip.

3. A garment press comprising a pair of separable boards, a dampenedcloth held between the said boards, longitudinal members secured to eachside of one of said boards, pivots on one end ofsaid longitudinalmembers and overhanging lugs on the otherends, said pivots and lugsbeing diametrically opposed, clamps attached to said pivots arranged toengage the other board and having their freeen'dssecured under saidlugs.

-' 4. A garmentpress comprising a pair of Copies of this patent may beobtained for signature in presence of two Witnesses.

BERT R. PEOPLES. Witnesses J. E. WILSON, F. B. SWEET.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. G.

